radiation-resistant

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Tepco plans to cover one of the damaged reactors with a giant radiation-resistant polyester sheet by the end of October, while work to suck radioactive dust from the reactors' primary containment vessels is expected to be completed by year's end.

One might think consumers would desire just the opposite, wanting garments that felt weightless, but among the technology's potential applications are lead-impregnated radiation-resistant clothing "Wouldn't that be great in Japan!" somebody remarked and weighted wet suits for scuba divers.

Computational advances will also make it possible to design radiation-resistant materials literally atom by atom and, perhaps, specially tailored nanostructures that could store long-lived nuclear waste safely for tens of thousands of years.

Although cockroaches do indeed have a much higher radiation resistance than vertebrates, with the lethal dose perhaps 6 to 15 times that for humans, they are not exceptionally radiation-resistant compared to other insects, such as the fruit fly.

According to the judges, Mohsen V. also tried to supply to Tehran via front companies in Dubai "Geiger counters for radiation-resistant detectors constructed especially for protection against the effects of nuclear detonations."

Water bears, which spend their days in water but can contract into a dried-out state without water and survive like that for years, are one of the few animals that survive year-round on continental Antarctica, and are among the most radiation-resistant animals known.